The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical Observations on Their Works, Volum 2C. Bathurst ... [and 34 others], 1783 Comprises short biographies and critical appraisals of 52 English poets, most of whom lived during the eighteenth century. |
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Pàgina 14
... it into the " world , ' tis commonly ftill - born ; so that , " for want of learning and elocution , he will never be able to exprefs any thing either naturally or juftly ! ” . " " This is not very decent ; yet this is one This 14 DRYDEN .
... it into the " world , ' tis commonly ftill - born ; so that , " for want of learning and elocution , he will never be able to exprefs any thing either naturally or juftly ! ” . " " This is not very decent ; yet this is one This 14 DRYDEN .
Pàgina 33
... learning , and all comes into his play . ἐσ " " Twould have done well too , if he " could have met with a rant or two , worth " the obfervation : fuch as , " Move swiftly , Sun , and fly a lover's pace , " Leave months and weeks behind ...
... learning , and all comes into his play . ἐσ " " Twould have done well too , if he " could have met with a rant or two , worth " the obfervation : fuch as , " Move swiftly , Sun , and fly a lover's pace , " Leave months and weeks behind ...
Pàgina 48
... learning then almoft new in the English language , and which he , who had confidered with great accuracy the principles of writing , was able to distribute copiously as occafions arofe . By these dif- fertations the publick judgment ...
... learning then almoft new in the English language , and which he , who had confidered with great accuracy the principles of writing , was able to distribute copiously as occafions arofe . By these dif- fertations the publick judgment ...
Pàgina 104
... Learning once made popular is no longer learning ; it has the appearance of fomething which we have bestowed upon ourselves , as the dew appears to rife from the field which it refreshes . To judge rightly of an author , we must ...
... Learning once made popular is no longer learning ; it has the appearance of fomething which we have bestowed upon ourselves , as the dew appears to rife from the field which it refreshes . To judge rightly of an author , we must ...
Pàgina 111
... learning . He men- tions but few books , and thofe fuch as lie in the beaten track of regular study ; from which if ever he departs , he is in danger of lofing himself in unknown regions . In his Dialogue on the Drama , he pro- nounces ...
... learning . He men- tions but few books , and thofe fuch as lie in the beaten track of regular study ; from which if ever he departs , he is in danger of lofing himself in unknown regions . In his Dialogue on the Drama , he pro- nounces ...
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